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BackTierfilmer im Borneo-Regenwald: Ein ganzes Tag für eine Minute Film
Tierfilmer im Borneo-Regenwald: Ein ganzes Tag für eine Minute Film
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Tierfilmer im Borneo-Regenwald: Ein ganzes Tag für eine Minute Film

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  • Die Tierfilmer Thoralf Grospitz und Jens Westphalen haben seit 30 Jahren Naturfilme gedreht, zuletzt im Regenwald von Borneo, um Orang-Utans, Gibbons und Zwergelefanten zu filmen.
  • ZEIT-Reporterin Dagny Lüdemann begleitete sie sechs Wochen lang und sprach mit Podcast-Host Linda Fischer über die Herausforderungen des Drehs in Fledermaushöhlen und zwischen Regenwald und Plantagen.
  • In einer Kolumne geht Christoph Drösser der Frage nach, wie Zwergelefanten nach Borneo gelangt sind.

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Why It Matters

Thoralf Grospitz und Jens Westphalen arbeiten seit 30 Jahren als Tierfilmer und haben sich auf Naturdokumentationen spezialisiert. Ihr aktuelles Projekt führte sie in den Regenwald von Borneo, um selten gefilmte Tierarten wie Orang-Utans, Gibbons und Zwergelefanten zu dokumentieren.

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Einen ganzen Tag drehen, nur für eine Minute in einem Film – wenn man Glück hat. Einen Tierfilm zu drehen, ist mühselig. Thoralf Grospitz und Jens Westphalen gehen dorthin, wo kaum Menschen leben – dafür aber viele wilde Tiere. Die beiden arbeiten seit 30 Jahren als Tierfilmer und waren im Regenwald von Borneo unterwegs, um Orang-Utans, Gibbons und Zwergelefanten vor die Kamera zu bekommen.

Was braucht es, um einen richtig guten Naturfilm zu drehen? ZEIT-Reporterin Dagny Lüdemann hat die beiden sechs Wochen lang begleitet und spricht mit Podcast-Host Linda Fischer über Tage in Fledermaushöhlen und Wochen zwischen Regenwald und lebensfeindlichen Plantagen auf der drittgrößten Insel der Welt.

In seiner Kolumne geht Christoph Drösser der Frage nach, wie diese besonderen Elefanten nach Borneo gekommen sind.

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Der Film Orang-Utans – So nah wie nie von Thoralf Grospitz und Jens Westphalen ist verfügbar in der ARD-Mediathek.

Das Making-of zum Film So filmt man Orang-Utans.

Im Podcast beschreibt Jens Westphalen einen Moment während eines früheren Drehs, der ihm besonders naheging. Hier ist er zu sehen, in der Dokumentation Elefanten hautnah.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Der Film "Orang-Utans – So nah wie nie" wird in der ARD-Mediathek eine hohe Zuschauerzahl erreichen.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Wie lange wird der Film "Orang-Utans – So nah wie nie" in der ARD-Mediathek verfügbar sein?
  • Welche spezifischen Herausforderungen traten beim Drehen in Fledermaushöhlen auf?
  • Wie genau sind die Zwergelefanten nach Borneo gelangt?

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